WWE star Liv Morgan has told the story of how her in-ring name came to be, noting that she had to choose between two options.
With wrestlers rarely using their real names in the industry for various reasons, most are given a new moniker to go by shortly after signing with the company, but this can also change down the line. Even though many wrestlers have previously stated in interviews that they would give a list of names to management and it would be decided shortly after, the former Women’s Champion was not given that opportunity.
While speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Morgan recalled the day she came to work and was told that could either be Liv Morgan or Liv Gallow. Aware that WWE had previously signed a wrestler with a similar last name, Morgan chose the former, but admitted she wasn’t a huge fan of it at first:
“I walked into work one day and they were like, ‘Okay, you’re either Liv Morgan or Liv Gallow, pick.’ I was like, oh. I had known we had Luke Gallows at some point in time there, he wasn’t employed in that moment in time when I was there. But I had known of him and his history. So I was like, I’ll be Liv Morgan, and that was really it. I never really liked Morgan, now I like it. But I remember, first time signing an autograph, I was like, I’m just gonna sign Liv, and that’s all I’ve done. That just stayed with me my whole career. Only because I didn’t like Morgan.”
Liv Morgan Set For 8th WrestleMania Following Huge WWE Win
Morgan will be in one of the featured matches at WrestleMania 42 as she will challenge Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship. The Raw star earned the opportunity to challenge for the title after winning the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble, last eliminating Tiffany Stratton.
Also in the interview, Morgan spoke about being the last woman standing in the Royal Rumble after previously being an entrant in every iteration of the match:
“I’ve been in every single Royal Rumble since we started doing these in 2018. I think myself and Natalya are the only women that can say that at this point. I’ve had every position in that match. I’ve come out first, I’ve come out last. I’ve had the fastest elimination time. I’ve had the time for the shortest elimination. To finally be the bride and not the bridesmaid this year, and not only that, but to solidify myself a WrestleMania spot where I was able to pick a champion of my choosing. None of that is lost on me. Even 11 years in, none of that is lost on me. So I don’t know, I kind of felt like how I felt when I won the Money in the Bank match. Just kind of like, overwhelming awe and gratitude and it just being so surreal that all I can do was just look out into the audience, just because I wanted to really remember that feeling and try to, like, I said, just be really present in the moment. So it was a dream come true.”
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